All Posts Tagged With: "Penalty"
Bahrain 2009: Adrian Sutil Receives Three Grid Slot Penalty
Following his incident with Mark Webber towards the end of the first qualifying session, Adrian Sutil has been handed a three grid slot penalty. The incident happened as Mark Webber was on his final run, and the Australian was, at the time, resting in the bottom five and was desperate to improve as his Red [...]
Malaysia 2009: Barrichello Receives Five Grid Slot Penalty
Rubens Barrichello has become Formula One’s second driver this year to receive a penalty for having their gear box changed early. Lewis Hamilton was the first as his box had to be changed after qualifying last weekend, and now Barrichello has been given the standard five grid slot penalty after Brawn decided to replace their’s. [...]
McLaren Suspend Dave Ryan Over Australia Disqualification
McLaren’s Sporting Director, Dave Ryan, has been suspended by Martin Whitmarsh today, the action coming after Ryan’s involvement with the issues surrounding the team following the eventual disqualification of Lewis Hamilton from the Australian Grand Prix. Ryan’s suspension was announced this morning in Malaysia and as the first practice session commenced, Ryan was seen leaving [...]
Lewis Hamilton Stripped Of Australian Grand Prix Podium
As if Formula One couldn’t get any more controversial and political, Lewis Hamilton has now been stripped of his third place in the Australian Grand Prix last weekend. The news came after the investigation into the incident involving the McLaren driver and Toyota’s Jarno Trulli was reopened in Malaysia, the venue for this weekend’s grand [...]
Belgium 2008: Hamilton Loses Victory, Massa Now Winner
As Ago has just pointed out in the previous post, Lewis Hamilton has been handed a 25s penalty for cutting the chicane while battling with Kimi Raikkonen for the lead of the race. The penalty, which is a drive-thru after the completion of the race, means 25 seconds is added to Hamilton’s overall time and [...]
